At this year’s LUTE Reception, we proudly to celebrated Joh’vonni Smith, the inaugural recipient of the Chi Sigma Iota Urban Transformative Leadership Award in Counseling, a distinction that recognizes exceptional leadership and impact within urban education and counseling. This prestigious award honors counselors who demonstrate a commitment to equity, advocacy, […]
Tanupreet Suri (She/Her)
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The Tau Chapter CSI at Lehman College proudly hosted the 2026 Counselor Education Graduation Celebration, honoring graduates from both the School Counseling (SC) and Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) programs. Building on the success of prior celebrations, where graduates, faculty, and families gathered for speeches, recognition, and community connection, this […]
We are grateful to everyone who joined us for our recent film screening of Death by Numbers (a film on how a school shooting survivor confronted her assailant in a poetic journey to empowerment) and community conversation. This event powerfully affirmed the importance of healing-centered, trauma-informed work across education, counseling, […]
Congratulations to our new CSI Inductees and Officers! We are delighted to share the outstanding success of this year’s Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) Induction Ceremony, where we welcomed an inspiring cohort of new counseling honor society members and officers into Chi Sima Iota, Lehman College’s chapter of CSI. This year’s […]
CSI recently hosted a professional development event focused on sex therapy, offering graduate counseling candidates and early‑career clinicians a valuable opportunity to further their knowledge in an essential and often underrepresented area of practice. The webinar featured an experienced clinician specializing in sexuality and relational wellness, who guided participants through […]
The CSI–Tau Chapter recently hosted an engaging professional development webinar focused on play therapy, bringing together counselors and mental health professionals committed to strengthening their clinical practice with children. Play therapy is a powerful, developmentally responsive approach that supports children’s emotional expression, healing, and growth. During this webinar, participants explored […]
The Tau Chapter of CSI at Lehman College is proud to share an exciting milestone: our members (Joh’vonni Smith, immediate past president, Catharine Alcantra, secretary/treasurer, Dr. Anna, and Dr. Suri [CSI co-advisors]) presented a poster at the 2025 Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) National Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. […]
This year, our Tau Chapter of CSI took a creative leap forward! Counselor Education celebrated the 2024-2025 Milman Scholars award recipients. We hosted our first-ever virtual “Arts in Counseling” web conference on May 17th, 2025, showcasing the incredible creativity and talent of our Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling candidates […]
The Tau Chapter CSI at Lehman College was proud to host its Spring Induction Ceremony on May 10th, 2025, welcoming a new group of dedicated counseling students and professionals into our growing community of scholars, leaders, and advocates. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of our newest members who have demonstrated […]
The CSI – Tau Chapter recently hosted a powerful professional development webinar focused on Trans culture and affirming practices in counseling. The webinar brought together counseling students, alumni, and faculty to deepen understanding, promote inclusivity, and strengthen competence when working with transgender and gender-diverse clients and students. Led by experienced […]
